How to Use tetanus in a Sentence

tetanus

noun
  • Many kinds of injuries can lead to tetanus.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • On the one hand, tetanus shots can stay durable for over 30 years.
    — Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News, 3 June 2022
  • The vaccines are given in your arm like a flu or tetanus shot.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The infirmary staff patched up my wounds and threw in a free tetanus shot.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Third, recognize that tetanus is still here.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • If only there were a way to save money and avoid risking tetanus.
    — Julia Black, Bon Appetit, 19 July 2017
  • The final test was to inject the mice with lethal doses of tetanus.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Their creation comes across as a death trap — or a surefire way to get tetanus, at the very least.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • She was given a tetanus shot and prescribed antibiotics, the records show.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2024
  • At the next practice, Jones impaled his left hand on the screw and needed a tetanus shot.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • Notably, the change does not affect shots for polio, measles, mumps and tetanus, among others.
    — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Of these, the most common are measles, mumps, rubella, polio, flu, smallpox and tetanus.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Botox is similar to the toxin at work in a tetanus infection.
    — Fabian Schmidt, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2018
  • They were all treated for rabies, in case of bats in the cave, and tetanus, and set up with IV drips.
    — Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
  • The mother of the other boy took her son to a doctor, who administered a tetanus shot.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Jason received six sutures for a laceration on his knee and a tetanus shot.
    — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Not everyone can get the Tdap vaccine as their booster shot for tetanus instead.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • All family members should also record the date of their last tetanus-diphtheria shot in this record as well.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • None of the deaths involved people who had had three or more doses of tetanus-containing vaccine.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Lockjaw was a bum suffering from tetanus, staying in a flop in Pittsburgh.
    — Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
  • Adults should receive a tetanus booster every 10 years thereafter.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • They've been given tetanus and rabies shots, while some are on antibiotics and vitamins.
    — Anna Werner, CBS News, 11 July 2018
  • Her third child, Sarah, while recovering, stepped on a nail and needed a tetanus booster.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 9 July 2021
  • There were morphine drips to quell pain, tetanus shots to prevent infection, blood screens and anesthesia.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2017
  • And adults should get booster shots to protect against tetanus and diphtheria every 10 years or so.
    — Donavyn Coffey, SELF, 21 May 2021
  • The shots protect against diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus and mumps, which once plagued children and their parents.
    — NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • All told, vaccines made my childhood safe from measles, mumps, tetanus, diphtheria, and a host of other ailments.
    — National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Measles, tetanus, pertussis, and mumps appeared on exams, not in hospital wards.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
  • He was sent home with a tetanus shot and antibiotics, but the injury got worse over the next few days, becoming red, swollen and painful to the touch.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 June 2023
  • They were all treated for rabies — in case there were bats in the cave — as well as tetanus, and they were given IV drips.
    — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018

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